Pakistan’s Independence Day celebrations turn deadly
KARACHI, Pakistan - As Pakistan marked its 72nd Independence Day, several cases of aerial firing recorded across the country left ...
Explosion on Indian oil tanker off Oman, two casualties
MUSCAT, Oman - An Indian oil tanker, MT Desh Vaibhav suffered an explosion off the coast of Oman, with three ...
Kabul student centre attacked, death toll revised to 34
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber struck a student education centre in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul on Wednesday, leaving dozens ...
U.S. slams new sanctions on firms helping North Korea
WASHINGTON, U.S. - In a bid to punish companies that have been providing North Korea with revenue streams in violation ...
Trump slams witch hunt and those investigating it
WASHINGTON, U.S. - In a fiery day on Twitter, the U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at his regular targets ...
Dozens killed in second bus tragedy in three days in Ecuador
QUITO, Ecuador - In what became the second highway tragedy in less than three days in Ecuador, a bus rammed ...
Manafort’s lawyers rest case without calling witnesses
WASHINGTON, U.S. - Closing nearly two weeks of a dramatic criminal trial on Tuesday morning, without presenting any evidence of ...
Swedish PM fumes after Masked youths torch 80 cars overnight
GOTEBORG, Sweden - In a bizarre night of vandalism, masked youngsters in different parts of Sweden torched dozens of cars, ...
Roadside bomb targets Saudi-backed local Yemeni governor
ADEN, Yemen - A targeting roadside bomb exploded in Yemen's southern city of Aden, targeting the convoy of a local ...
Iran unveils next-generation short-range ballistic missile
TEHRAN, Iran - Amid rising tensions with the U.S., after the country’s President Donald Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear ...
Patients, staff flee Spanish hospital after it catches fire
MADRID, Spain - A hospital in the Canary Islands was set ablaze by a patient’s relative on Monday night, which ...
Hundreds injured after platform at Spanish festival collapse
MADRID, Spain - A city in northwestern Spain, which had been hosting a popular annual seaside music festival, witnessed tragedy ...
Largest earthquake ever rocks Alaska’s North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer said that Alaska’s North Slope experienced the largest ever earthquake ...
Helicopter crash in Tajikistan leaves five dead
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - In an incident that left five people dead, a helicopter made a hard landing in the mountains ...
U.K. police treating car ramming as suspected terror attack
LONDON, U.K. - In what Britain’s counter terrorism police is calling a suspected terror attack, a man drove a car ...
Myanmar hospital fire leads to evacuation of patients
YANGON, Myanmar - A hospital in Myanmar’s Yangon city experienced a tragic incident late on Monday, after the cancer department ...
Motorway collapse in Italy kills 35, rescue operations ensue
GENOA, Italy - In a shocking incident on Tuesday, a motorway bridge collapsed in the northern Italian port city of ...
Trump snubs McCain, after signing defense bill named for him
NEW YORK, U.S. - On his way back to Washington after a 12-day working vacation at his golf club in ...
FBI fires Peter Strzok, who sent anti-Trump texts
WASHINGTON, U.S. - A former deputy to the assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI and a senior counterintelligence agent ...
Niger: Solution to Migration Crisis is a Stable Libya
BERLIN - If Europe wants to halt migrant boat arrivals on its shores from Africa it must end the state ...
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Pakistan warns Twitter to block offensive content
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has issued a stern warning to popular microblogging site, Twitter to either block “offensive content” or ...
Uber hires former NSA official to lead firm’s security
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - Nine months after Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi fired the company’s head of security, Joe Sullivan over the ...
Vienna topples Melbourne as world’s most liveable city
VIENNA, Austria - Breaking Melbourne’s seven year record, the Austrian capital, Vienna was crowned the world’s most liveable city, in ...
Longtime Netflix CFO David Wells to step down
CALIFORNIA, U.S. - After completing 14 years with the company, during which time Netflix recorded massive growth, the streaming giant’s ...
Ticketmaster asked to shutdown controversial resale websites
LONDON, U.K. - Following warnings of a crackdown by the country’s competition watchdog, Ticketmaster U.K. has now decided to shut ...
Around 1,500 jobs at risk as Homebase shuts 42 stores
LONDON, U.K. - DIY retailer Homebase has announced its decision to close nearly a fifth of the 250 store chain, ...
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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs
DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...
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